Per Diem Nurse - Sonoma

Now with a $2,000 sign-on bonus for new Seneca employees!

The Registered Nurse on our team embodies our core values of curiosity, respect, and compassion. As the Register Nurse on the team you will be responsible for completing documentation and incident reports, participate in multidisciplinary team debriefs, facilitate 1 group for adolescents, and provide nursing consultation. If you are ready to work with a passionate team to deliver much needed services to youth and families, we encourage you to apply today!

About step

The STEP (Skills, Transitions, Exploration and Progress) Program is a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Seneca located in Petaluma, CA. STEP provides intensive, short-term stabilization services to youth, ages 12-17, for an average of 15 days. Our goal is to reintegrate our youth into schools and the community with lower levels of outpatient mental health treatment.

About seneca

Seneca has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces [https://topworkplaces.com/company/seneca-family-of-agencie/bayarea/] for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion [https://senecadei.wordpress.com/] to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate illness or injuries
• Monitor Physician orders for medication or treatment, and prescriptions filled at outside pharmacies
• Maintain working relationships with Pediatricians, Specialists, Psychiatrists, Therapists, and hospitals who provide care to clients
• Arrange appointments or receive orders for treatments when nursing expertise is required to facilitate the process
• Ongoing training with staff on medications and handling medications
• Provide other health-related education to staff and clients
• Document all nursing interventions, including maintaining medication assistance records
• Collect and analyze assessment data to identify treatment problems and formulate individualized outcomes and plans. Implement and evaluate nursing interventions
• Review all medical incident reports for shifts
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Meet regularly with the Program Director and Psychiatrists as requested
• Collaborate with Psychiatrist to ensure quality of medication administration, adequate consents, medical treatment and follow-up

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing OR
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Active CA Registered Nurse license
• Current CPR-BLS certification
• At least 21 years of age
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and insurability through Seneca Family of Agencies’ insurance policy

Preferred

• Psychiatric Nursing experience
• Bilingual Spanish skill set
• Good critical-thinking, communication, and organization skills

SCHEDULE • Per diem; number of shifts will vary • Monday - Friday; 8

30am - 4:30pm

Benefits

• Starting at $60.10 - $62.60 per year
• Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
• Salary increases each year
• $2,000 sign-on bonus